This newsletter is brought to you by the Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum and was delivered to your mailbox because you directly subscribe to it or gave your e-mail address as part of your membership registration. If you have changed your mind and wish to unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of this page.While you may view our full program on the Events Page of our website, we are pleased to highlight these upcoming programs. |
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Announcements as of April 22, 2020CORONAVIRUS ANNOUNCEMENTSGARDENS CLOSEDAll Morris County parks, including the Frelinghuysen, Willowwood and Bamboo Brook Arboreta, are closed to the public until further notice. See the current announcement on the Morris County Parks Commission's website. We will keep you posted as later news becomes available. BLACKBURN SCHOLARSHIPThe Covid-19 epidemic has caused serious disruptions to all the students and faculty at County College of Morris, so we have decided to postpone awarding a Blackburn Scholarship until next year. Best wishes to all of you and stay healthy.NEWS ABOUT THE EMAIL BLASTFor the foreseeable future, we will be publishing eblasts every two weeks instead of weekly. The next eblast will go out on May 6, 2020.Virtual Tour of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum GroundsSince you are unable to stroll the gardens at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum in person due to the COVID-19 closure, we thought you might enjoy taking a virtual tour of the grounds via this 2016 video. Please note that although the video mentions the Friends' Annual Plant Sale, as you know, we will not be holding the Plant Sale this year. Also, note that Matilda's no longer functions as a Cafe. Occasional art classes are held there instead. We are in the process of having a new drone video taken of the Tulips that are blooming at the Arboretum. Please watch our website and the eblast over the next week or so for this video. In the meantime, enjoy these lovely photos taken by Ann Fahey and Kristin Prommel. 
Click on any of the images to go to our website's photo gallery where you may see enlarged versions of them. New Jersey Tree FoundationThis organization has something that may be of interest for many of us during our stay-at-home time, a Virtual TreeKeepers Program. It consists of three 1 hour on-line (zoom) sessions beginning in early May. You may register on line here. More information about the NJ Tree Foundation may be found on their website: njtrees.org Retail PartnersWhen shopping at our fine Retail Partners, please remember to present your Membership card at the beginning of your check out transaction. Our Retail Partners need to enter the discount at the beginning of that process. If you have not yet used this wonderful Member Benefit, you can view our full list of Retail Partners by clicking here. Amazon SmileDon't forget to "SMILE!"Amazon Smile, that is! Amazon, through the AmazonSmile Foundation will contribute 0.5% of your purchases on Amazon to a charitable organization you select. Please consider selecting The Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum as your designated recipient from this wonderful program. Click here and log in to your amazon account to designate the Friends as your charity. All our events can be found on our Events Page where, we are happy to say, you can register and pay on line -- just click on the "Add to Cart" buttons on our Events page and Membership page. Questions or need more information? Call 862-325-7754. |
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